Melbourne's $36 Billion Bet: Can the SRL Actually Build a 15-Minute City?

Melbourne is building the $36 billion Suburban Rail Loop — but it's not just a train. Around six new underground stations, the Victorian government is rezoning suburbs for 70,000 new homes and 230,000 jobs in what amounts to the largest urban planning experiment in Melbourne's history. The goal? A network of "15-minute cities" — where everything you need is within a 15-minute walk of home. In this video, we look at whether the international evidence actually supports the model (Paris, London's Elizabeth Line, Singapore), what the SRL's activity centre plans really mean for your suburb, and the serious risks the government isn't being upfront about — from the lack of affordable housing mandates, to gentrification pressure on existing communities, to whether Melbourne's broken bus network can even support the vision. This is a story about how Melbourne grows. And getting it wrong has consequences that last generations.